Mechanical engineer · Twin Falls, ID
Mechanical engineer in Twin Falls: $2,636/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Twin Falls at $93,190 a year. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.40). The 10th percentile is $63,780 and the 90th is $111,620. Pay ranks 274th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,148/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,636 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Logan, about 147 miles away, at $4,120 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,636
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$93,190
$63,780 to $111,620
Rent (1 bd)
$1,148
$1,367 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.40
Pay rank
274th of 345
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $93,190.
- Taxes$1,977
- Rent$1,148
- Other living costs$2,005
- Left over$2,636
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $93,190
- Federal income tax
- −$12,116
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,129
- State income tax (ID)
- −$4,476
- Take-home pay
- $69,469
- Effective tax rate
- 25.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,148
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $603
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,153
Left over each month
$7,766 gross, minus $1,977 in tax and $3,153 in living costs.
$2,636
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Logan, $4,120/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Twin Falls?
$93,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Twin Falls?
$2,636 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,148, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Logan, about 147 miles away, leaves $4,120 a month, more than Twin Falls.